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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1971
Page
1
OSU football player Pruss, born in Bremerhaven, plans to serve as a commissioned officer after May graduation. He says patriotism motivates his switch from the German Air Force to defend his adopted country. He came to the U.S. in 1963 to study Pershing missile training at Fort Sill.
The body of a boy was found on U S Highway 271 in LeFlore County. Investigators described severe head injuries and noted the boy wore a shirt and black slip hair, with personal items including a road map, cigarettes, and matches found with him. The sheriff suggested the death could be accidental if run over, or otherwise.
AP reports the U S considers dropping the two Chinas plan seat in the Security Council and giving it to Red China. Meanwhile a reform commission proposes party changes and faster nominating processes.
Nesbitt, state corn today denied a political revenge charge raised by Cecil Smith, an enforcement officer for the personnel board. Smith testified that Jim Ury directed him to hire two men for two days to erect signs and charge it to a state expense account, a demand he refused. Smith said after reporting the orders he was denied a 30 dollar pay raise and reassigned from Ada to Enid. a Sept. 17 hearing was set on the complaint. Nesbitt denied the charges, saying the opposite happened.
Hurricane Fern spurred evacuation alerts from Port Arthur to Freeport as warnings extended along the Texas coast. Forecasters warned gale winds and high tides could cut escape routes while authorities urged readiness for possible evacuations. Edith meanwhile threat loomed inland as Fern rose in intensity.
Secretary of State William P. Rogers said relations with Japan have been strained amid trade and payments concerns. He urged realignment of the dollar against currencies including Japan’s yen and referenced a pending 10 percent import surcharge as not directed at Japan and tied to broader settlements.
President Nguyen Van Thieu weighs resignation rather than face possible U S aid reductions as Congress debates cutting or limiting support to South Vietnam The move aims to preempt a drop in economic and military assistance while authorities expect him to run unopposed in the October election.
Paris AP Nixons new negotiator urged secret sessions away from publicity to reach a settlement. North Vietnam and the Viet Cong rejected the proposal as in the past. Porter renewed the American plan in his first session as head of the U S delegation, while Dinh Ba Thi offered private talks without a South Vietnamese presence to present the Viet Cong seven point peace plan. The United States has refused to meet alone since 1969, and porters call for progress signals a bid to revive talks.
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